- I gave up non-Mac machines as I had no interest in replacing components and fiddling with hardware, so it being non-replaceable is fine for me. Sell it on eBay as spares/repairs, someone will be able to fix it.
- Continue using the most 'general computing' laptops Apple make, which for me is the MBA. It handles all the general dev work I need to do.
- Have a couple of cheap VPS' that have more computing capacity than I need on a general basis handy. Offsite the work there.
I'm happy buying one because the way of the future is going to be almost the way of the past in my eyes. Sweet workstations that can handle the bulk of my daily digital needs, and big heavy stuff I can connect to happily that I don't need to do anything beyond pressing the shiny 'upgrade' button when I need to.
- I gave up non-Mac machines as I had no interest in replacing components and fiddling with hardware, so it being non-replaceable is fine for me. Sell it on eBay as spares/repairs, someone will be able to fix it. - Continue using the most 'general computing' laptops Apple make, which for me is the MBA. It handles all the general dev work I need to do. - Have a couple of cheap VPS' that have more computing capacity than I need on a general basis handy. Offsite the work there.
I'm happy buying one because the way of the future is going to be almost the way of the past in my eyes. Sweet workstations that can handle the bulk of my daily digital needs, and big heavy stuff I can connect to happily that I don't need to do anything beyond pressing the shiny 'upgrade' button when I need to.